Abhinava Vidyatirtha
Jagadguru Abhinava Vidyatirtha Mahaswami (born as Srinivasa Sastri) (13 November 1917 – 21 September 1989) was the 35th Jagadguru of the Sringeri Sharada Peetham, which has been occupied by an unbroken lineage of gurus stretching back to the Advaitic philosopher Adi Shankaracharya, who established the matha for the propagation of Advaitha Vedanta. == Childhood == He was born on 13 November 1917, Deepavali day to Venkatalakshmi Ammal and Rama Sastry, a primary school teacher in Bangalore.